Publications by authors named "Paolo Miletto"
Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the performance of F-FDG-PET/CT in patients with solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN), stratifying the risk according to the likelihood of pulmonary malignancy.
Methods: FDG-PET/CT of 502 patients, stratified for pre-test cancer risk, were retrospectively analyzed. FDG uptake in SPN was assessed by a 4-point scoring system and semiquantitative analysis using the ratio between SUVmax in SPN and SUVmean in mediastinal blood pool (BP) and between SUVmax in SPN and SUVmean in liver (L).
Purpose: Diagnosis of solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) is an important public health issue and F-FDG PET/CT has proven to be more effective than CT alone. Pre-test risk stratification and clinical presentation of SPN could affect the diagnostic strategy. A relevant issue is whether thoracic segmental (s)-PET/CT could be implemented in patients with SPN.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSentinel node is defined as the first lymphnode receiving limphatic drain from the breast. Several studies show a very low recurrence rate to axillary and locoregional nodes in sentinel node negative patients who did not undergo axillary dissection. Our study aims to verify if complete axillary dissection could be replaced by sentinel node biopsy (SNB) in the staging and treatment of breast cancer.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The aim of the study was to evaluate a novel polar map of myocardial viability obtained by gated SPECT imaging to predict functional recovery after revascularization in patients with ischaemic left ventricular (LV) dysfunction.
Methods: The study group comprised 17 patients (15 men, mean age 58 +/- 9 years) with ischaemic LV dysfunction (ejection fraction